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PBS VIDEO: “American Muslims Help Challenge Extremism in Their Communities”
From PBS Religion & Ethics Newsweekly As Islamic terrorists around the world attempt to recruit young Muslims to join their cause, many US Muslims are coming together to protect their communities from radicalization with new programs. Watch PBS Video Below:
WASHINGTON POST: “National Cathedral to Host First-Ever Friday Muslim Prayer Service”
From The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein November 10 at 3:59 PM Washington National Cathedral, known for presidential funerals and other major spiritual services, will host a Muslim prayer service for the first time on Friday. The cathedral, part of … Continue reading
NEWS VIDEO: “High School Removes Islamic Chant from High School Choir Concert in California”
From NBC-7 San Diego A San Diego-area high school choir program changed an upcoming concert lineup after a parent complained that one of the selections showed religious elements. Mt. Carmel High School has asked the school’s choir director remove an … Continue reading
WORLD NEWS: “Christian couple killed for ‘desecrating Holy Quran’ in Pakistan”
From The Tribune (Pakistan) LAHORE: An enraged Muslim mob beat a Christian couple to death near Lahore and burnt their bodies in the brick kiln where they worked on Tuesday for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran, police said. The incident took … Continue reading
HATE CRIME ALERT: “Police Say Shooting at Coachella Mosque in California Might Be Hate Crime”
From The Desert Sun (California) by Colin Atagi “It’s scary. It hurts my heart,” the Coachella man said. “Everyone should be careful and be safe.” Two bullet holes were on the bottom, driver’s side of the blue Toyota. There was … Continue reading
NEWS VIDEO: “Katie Couric Interviews American Couple Held in Qatar for Human Trafficking”
From Yahoo News In an exclusive interview, Yahoo’s Global News Anchor Katie Couric speaks to Grace and Matthew Huang, an American couple facing the death penalty after the sudden death of their young daughter in Qatar. They say they are … Continue reading
NBC NEWS VIDEO: “These Women Are The Real Victims of ‘War on Terror’ in Pakistan”
From NBC News by Wajahat S. Khan BANNU, Pakistan — Dr. Sameena Khan lays her hand on a new mother’s forehead in the Bakakhel Temporarily Displaced Persons Women’s Hospital, comforting her and occasionally shooing away flies and wasps that buzz … Continue reading
NEWS: “Top US Military Chief Asks Muslim Man ‘Are you Taliban?’ After Speech”
From Syracuse.com SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Speaking at Syracuse University this morning, Gen. Martin Dempsey was free and loose with jokes. The nation’s highest ranking military officer began with one about himself and his wife, Deanie Dempsey, a Le Moyne College … Continue reading
NEWS: “Oklahoma Man with ‘Strong Christian Beliefs’ Beheads 19-Year-Old Victim”
From NY Daily News Isaiah Marin, 21, called 911 and said, ‘I murdered someone,’ before being caught Wednesday afternoon, covered in blood and still armed with a large blade, on a Stillwater, Okla., street. The victim, 19-year-old Jacob Crockett, was … Continue reading
MUSIC NEWS: “Why Did Islam Suddenly Disappear from Hip-Hop?”
From Vocativ Data shows that references to Islam in hip-hop lyrics, once pervasive, are at an all-time low—while rappers are talking about Christianity more than ever. Why has rap forsaken one god for another? Author: Adam K Raymond Posted: 10/27/14 … Continue reading
